Arthur Dana Fradon, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home in Woodstock, N.Y., October 3, 2019. He was formerly of Newtown.
Dana, as he was called, was born in Chicago in 1922. As...
7/10/39 to 10/7/17
The moment that you left me
my heart was split in two;
one side was filled with memories;
the other side died with you.
I often lay awake at night
when the world is fast asleep...
When the news began to spread about Al Cramer’s death, on September 28, those who knew him sent in their condolences and shared memories of times they had with him.
Clifford W. Smith passed from this life on September 27, 2019, after a long and valiant battle with illness.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Thea; his two sons; and his brother, Gerrish Smith,...
Lucille Yvonne Watson Hartschuh Clay was born on June 4, 1923, and passed away peacefully on September 30, 2019, at Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, N.C., at age 96.
Lucille was born in Fostoria, Oh...
Walter Kopesky, a longtime resident of Newtown, died at home on September 26 after a long illness.
Walter was born in Stamford in 1924 and later moved with his parents to Greenwich, where his father w...
Alvah R. Cramer, who lived a wonderful, interesting, and active life for 90 years, died peacefully on September 28, 2019. He was born in Tuxedo Park, N.Y., on June 30, 1929.
He is survived by his wife...
Sandy Hook resident Elaine Noonan Kelly died September 28, 2019, at age 86.
Elaine was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on January 23, 1933, to Evelyn Hendrickson Noonan and Walter Thomas Noonan. She attended ...
The voters spoke, loud and clear that they support our schools and municipal services. The majority vote was a mandate to keep delivering well rated education services and keep it" Nicer in Newtown."
Thank you LeReine, for speaking out about this. The list of public servants who are unfairly targeted for abuse just for doing their jobs has been growing. It is a testament to the power of propaganda that otherwise good and well-meaning people can get so emotional as to act out in this way.
While I respect the outcome of the referendum, I’m disappointed by the way this budget was presented and passed. A 6.72% tax increase and a mill rate jump to 28.78 may have been framed as “just a few dollars a day,” but for many families in town — especially those already stretched thin — those “few dollars” add up quickly.
It’s frustrating to see large increases minimized in this way, and I worry that next year we’ll hear, “It’s only a little more than last year,” as if that justifies an ongoing trend of rising taxes. This year’s combined municipal and education budgets total over $141 million — that’s a significant sum.
All of the referendums deserve to be pasted. We have a history of deferring needed maintenance and then paying more years later. These are required to keep our town owned building and roads in working condition.
